Hame connecter



April 1, 1930. A. J. ELLIS 1,753,045

HAME CONNECTER Filed April 15, 1929 Inventor gmwmm' A itorney v PatentedApr. 1, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALBERT J. ELLIS, OF BOLTON,NORTH CAROLINA HAME CONN ECTER Application filed April 15, 1929. SerialNo. 355,277.

This invention relates to an improved hame ther' susceptible of rapidadjustment. Moreconnecter intended to be substituted for ordiover, it ispositive and dependable in action, nary connecting straps and strings.practical and modern. These and other ad- My principal aim is togenerally improve vantages and features of the invention have uponinventions of this class by providing a doubtless been made apparentfrom the destructure which is more reliable, of greater scription inconjunction with the drawings. strength, easier to attach and detach,eco- Thereforea more lengthy description is re nomical, practicable, andcapable of fulfillgarded as unnecessary. ing the requirements of aninvention of this Minor chan es in the shape, size and reclass in ahighly satisfactory manner. arrangement of details coming within the sother features and advantages of the in field of the invention claimedmay be re vention will become more readily apparent sorted to, in actualpractice if desired.

from the following description and draw I claim: ings. 1. In a structureof the class described, in In the drawings: combination, a pair ofcomplemental hame (35 Figure 1 is an elevational view of the consectionsprovided at their lower ends with necter in place. eyes, openlinksdetachably connected with Figure 2 is a perspective view of aretainsaid eyes, a chain connected at one end with ing clip or keeper,constituting an important one link, a ring connected with the remainingpart of the structure. link, the free end of said chain being adapted ToIn the drawings, the reference character to extend down through saidring, and a A designate portions of an ordinary hame keeper adapted fordetachable engagement structure, these being provided at their lowerwith the free end portion of said chain, toends with customary eyes B.An open link 3 gether with a secondary retaining chain for is connectedwith one eye and a similar open said keeper connected to one of thelinks. To link I is connected with the remaining eye. 2. In a structureof the class described, in These links are of a form wherein the endscombination, a pair of complemental hame are separated and disposed inoverlapping sections provided at their lower ends with spaced relationso that they may be detached eyes, open links detachably connected withor removed whenever necessary or reversed. said eyes, a chain connectedat one end with The link 4; carries a ring 5. The connecter one link, aring connected with the remainchain 6 is connected at one end to thelink ing link, the free end of said chain being 3 and its free endportion extends down adapted to extend down through said ring, throughthe ring 5. and a keeper adapted for detachable engage- That particularlink of the chain which ment with the free end portion of said chain,passes through the ring 5 serves to accommosaid keeper comprising a hookshaped clip, date the retaining clip 01 keeper 7: Thi the free end ofthe heck of which is flared clip comprises a Shank 8 having a hOO 9outwardly to facilitate engagement with the with a flared extremity 10.A suspension and conn cter chain.

49 retaining chain 11 is connected with the In testimony whereof I aiiixmy signashank. ture.

In practice, the free end portion of the ALBERT J, ELLIS, connecterchain is'drawn through and downwardly against the ring 5. Then thehooked retainer 7 is engaged with a link as shown in Figure 1, wherebyto hold the lower end portions of the hame sections together.

A hame connecter of this class is unusually efilcient in performance,susceptible of ready and easy application and removable, and fur-

